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Table 2 in Exceptional larval morphology of nine species of the Anastrepha mucronota species group (Diptera, Tephritidae)

  • 1. Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
  • 2. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (FDACS / DPI), Gainesville, FL, USA
  • 3. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, c / o Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
  • 4. USDA APHIS PPQ S and T Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, 22675 N. Moorefield Road, Edinburg, TX 78541, USA
  • 5. Research Associate, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, USNM, Gainesville, FL, USA
  • 6. Centro de Diagnostico de Sanidad Vegetal, Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina, Peru
  • 7. (retired) Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Paramaribo, Suriname

Description

Table 2. Diagnostic characters of the pseudocephalon of species within the Anastrepha mucronota group.

SpeciesLocation of preroal organShape of preoral lobeOral ridgesAccessory platesMouthhookNo. of comb-like processes
NumberPosterior marginsNumberPosterior marginsVentral surfaceLength b (mm)
A. aphelocentemaLateral to MHLong, narrow, with 3-4 petal-like lobes adjacent to preoral organ12-14Finely serrate or entire15-17; mostly in one seriesFinely serrate or entireConcave, Rough0.22Absent
A. caballeroiAnterolateral to MHLong, narrow, split apically, extending posterior to preoral organ14-15Entire or undulant27-36, covering a much larger area than oral ridgesDentateConcave, eroded0.21-0.23Absent
A. crebraAnterolateral to MHLong, broad, extending posterior to preoral organ13-15FringedPresent; apparently in one seriesFringedConcave, medial carina, smooth0.16-0.17Absent
A. haplacanthaLateral to MHLong, narrow, with 3-5 single or bifid secondary lobes adjacent to preoral organ19-20Dentate with long moderately spaced projectionsNumerous platesFringedConcave, apparently smooth0.21-0.22Absent
A. korytkowskiiAnterior to MHShort, irregular-rounded lobe, smaller than preoral organ12-14Irregularly dentate and entire14-20; plates in one seriesFringedConcave, eroded0.10-0.133-5
A. mucronota??13-15??????
A. nolazcoaeAnterior to MHShort, narrow, extends to posterior middle of preoral organ16-19Fringed, 3-4 posterior ridges entire~ 36; medial and posterior plates in two seriesFringedConcave, Smooth0.12-0.156-8
Anastrepha sp. Peru-82Anterior to MHShort, broad, irregular shape, larger than preoral organ22-23Densely fringed, posterior ridges dentateNumerous plates, overlapping with oral ridgesFringedConcave, medial carina, smooth0.18-0.20Absent
Anastrepha sp. Anastrepha nr. protuberansLateral to MHLong, narrow18-23FringedPresent; apparently in one seriesFringedConcave, smooth0.24-0.25Absent
Anastrepha sp. Sur-16Anterior to MHShort-elongate, narrow, extends partially posterior to preoral organ13-16Dentate with long closely spaced projections, 2-3 posterior ridges entireNumerous plates; plates in two or more seriesFringedConcave, eroded0.16-0.177-9

(?) Unknown data from previous studies.

Notes

Published as part of Rodriguez, Erick J., Steck, Gary J., Moore, Matthew R., Norrbom, Allen L., Diaz, Jessica, Somma, Louis A., Ruiz-Arce, Raul, Sutton, Bruce D., Nolazco, Norma, Muller, Alies & Branham, Marc A., 2022, Exceptional larval morphology of nine species of the Anastrepha mucronota species group (Diptera, Tephritidae), pp. 155 in ZooKeys 1127 on page 155, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1127.84628

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